{"id":5360,"date":"2025-05-09T06:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T00:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5360"},"modified":"2025-05-09T06:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T00:24:47","slug":"cardinal-robert-prevost-elected-as-pope-leo-xiv-first-us-pontiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5360","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United States Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first US pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo made his first public appearance to impart a blessing from the roofed area of St Peter\u2019s Basilica. In his first public words, Pope Leo told the faithful \u201cpeace be with all of you\u201d. He emphasised the theme of peace throughout the address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvil will not prevail; we are in the hands of God,\u201d he told the crowd and a global audience. \u201cSo without fear, united hand in hand with God and among ourselves, we go forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, Pope Francis,\u201d he added. The new church leader called for a \u201cmissionary church\u2026that builds bridges, is always open to welcome everyone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is clearly setting the tone for his papacy,\u201d Al Jazeera Hoda Abdel-Hamid reported from Vatican City.<br \/>\n<!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_250509_060703_402.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first US pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. 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